Plate Tectonics Answers

Study the image of Earth’s interior.

In which two places do divergent boundaries occur?

Which statement describes the process of subduction?

During the process of mountain building, earthquakes sometimes occur along continental-continental convergent boundaries. Which statement best describes the motion of the plates along these boundaries that causes the earthquakes?

Occasionally earthquakes occur as a result of collisions along oceanic-continental convergent boundaries. Where do these earthquakes most likely occur?

Which statement explains the relationship between the density of a material and its movement in Earth’s interior?

Sometimes earthquakes occur at a boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plates. The collisions of these two continental plates formed the Himalayan mountain range.Based on this information, which type of boundary exists between the Indian and Eurasian Plates?

Many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. Instead, plates slip past each other. Which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?